Word: spacecrafts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reducing the satellite's rate of spin like a whirling skater who slows himself down by extending his arms. Their task accomplished, the Yo-yos were cut loose to drift in space. RAE-A's remaining rotation was stopped when three electromagnetic coils were energized and the spacecraft lined up with the earth's magnetic field. To eliminate oscillations caused by gravitational pull on the tended antennas, a 630-ft. boom also be deployed, much like a tightrope-walker's balancing pole...
...moon seemed closer than ever last week when the hatch of an Apollo lunar vehicle opened and three smiling astronauts clambered out. In a giant vacuum chamber at Houston's Manned Spacecraft Center, the bearded, bone-tired trio had just spent eight days simulating a trip to the moon and back. Reported Spacecraft Commander Joseph Kerwin: "A prime reason for the mission was to come back and say 'Yes sir, the darned thing works.' We sure are going to be able to report that...
...practical preliminary step toward planetary voyages, suggested Spacecraft Center Director Robert R. Gilruth, would be to orbit a giant, cigar-shaped capsule around the earth in the mid-1970s. The big space station, said Gilruth, would be 615 ft. long, carry a crew of 100, and rotate end-over-end 31 times a minute to create an artificial gravity for those on board. Freed from the earth's atmosphere, astronomers on the station could peer through telescopes for an undistorted view of the destination of future space trips. How would this ambitious multimillion-dollar project be financed? An idea...
...Neil," barked Flight Control. Armstrong needed no prompting. He had already yanked the ejection ring and he parachuted to safety as the $2,100,000 craft dived straight into the ground. It was Armstrong's second close call. Two years ago he coolly jockeyed a malfunctioning Gemini 8 spacecraft to an emergency splashdown in the Pacific...
...flight would be necessary before the rocket could be trusted to carry astronauts into space. Now, after a careful review of the troubles that cropped up in flight, NASA has decided that it can probably correct them all and make Saturn 5 safe enough to carry a manned Apollo spacecraft into orbit this November or December. By eliminating another unmanned test of the huge rocket, NASA would save about $280 million and avoid further delays in its program to place U.S. astronauts on the moon...